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Thomas Howard Papers, 1976-1999

 

Summary

Extent:
3 Linear Feet
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Materials in this collection pertain to Thomas Howard who worked with both the University of South Florida - Fort Myers campus and Florida Gulf Coast University. Some material items include, documents, correspondence, newspapers, booklets, and magazines. Some materials also come from former FGCU President McTarnaghan's office as well.

Biographical / historical:

Born in Fort Myers in 1911, Thomas Howard was a Florida native. He had a successful career in banking and was president of First Federal Savings and Loan in Fort Myers, Florida. Howard invested money into regional higher education in Southwest Florida while also working as a lobbyist for legislators and the Board of Regents to create more educational opportunities. In 1974, the University of South Florida opened an $8 million branch in Fort Myers near the Edison Community College (now Florida Southwestern College). A building was later dedicated to Howard at Edison Community College. Howard also lobbied for the Southwest Florida region to have its own university, Florida Gulf Coast University. In 1991, Howard became founder and president of the FGCU Foundation. Howard died in 1995, and FGCU dedicated a building in his honor.

Processing information:

Materials in this collection were arranged according to the MPLP standards (minimal level processing.) Meaning, items in the collection were simply rehoused into new folders and boxes. Only duplicate items were deaccessioned. The collection focuses on twelve main Series in the collection.

Arrangement:

Items in this collection are arranged in the way they are orginally obtained. The twelve Series stem from the binders in the collection. Arrangement of materials are in the same orginal order as established by Howard in his collection. Items were only refoldered and labeled.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
Wilson G. Bradshaw Library
10501 FGCU Blvd South
Fort Meyers
FL
33965
USA